The Power of Album Covers

[@PickrelisGross]

Man this is kind of weird but I used to have such a huge passion for music. I just loved listening to all kinds of genres and it made me so happy and it was all I talked about with my friends. In my early twenties I got insanely depressed and fell out of my love for music but this video combined with the album sequencing video has really revived my interest. Great videos man, I'm kind of bummed that I only found your channel recently but I'm looking forward to watching more 😊

[@vibinwpsilocybin1424]

music is always an amazing outlet to any emotion .

[@dillonm913]

Dude, not weird at all. Never let anyone tell you otherwise

[@milophone8069]

Thank you for this comment, man. You made me realize that I'm going through the same thing with music. I want to fix this. If you guys reading have any recommendations, share them please. Let's make this a music appreciation thread. Rambling rant over.

[@vibinwpsilocybin1424]

@@milophone8069 definitely man! have you listened to blond? its an amazing album by frank ocean

[@milophone8069]

@@vibinwpsilocybin1424 I've heard a lot about it it's about time I gave it a good listen. Thanks for the reply!

[@chiyangjasonzhong9216]

“Every song has a color.” Truer words have never been spoken.

[@candycorn4912]

I ALWAYS get a color vibe from a song

[@Italiafani]

**synesthesia intensifies**

[@Official_Doge]

@@Italiafani :)

[@chiyangjasonzhong9216]

@@MaejorArray Dude no one around me believed it when I say I hear a color when I listen to a song

[@nickv1212]

Yeah, I don't see color. I jam to it.

[@mikail.mp4]

the donda album cover is so powerful, everytime i close my eyes, i see the album cover

[@gruffy_duffy]

Inspirational 😢

[@foreignluvr]

😭😭

[@gagatulga4645]

Interesting.....

[@shiningnightmare5616]

Ye is the G.O.A.T. for that one

[@tsboymemer5612]

Yeah 😂

[@TripleNeon]

Its really impressive how you can make a 12 minute video feel energetic and short

[@Enysomenm]

frfr bc if it were anyone else, I wouldve gotten bored and exited out

[@JC19021]

The editing is really, really good

[@DARKredDOLLAR]

I was like - what? I want more! - when I heard him say like and subscribe or smth

[@TennySosaTv]

On g bro

[@chinnudanturi9730]

Damn, I didn't even realise I was watching it for 12 god damn minutes standing straight up until I read your comment after the video.

[@evasimpson4022]

Tyler The Creators album covers are always so perfect, each album cover feels like the music in it

[@azariahmacpherson1320]

@@evasimpson4022 straight 🔥🔥🔥

[@earthwingbomber]

Disagree big time. His album covers suck, but it does kind of fit because he's a very low-effort artist. The only 2 that I think work in terms of aesthetic are Goblin and Flower Boy. Igor almost gets there. But Tyler is and always will be lame, because he genuinely is talented but he cops out at every opportunity because from the beginning he cultivated an unquestioningly loyal OF fanbase. He is a Juggalo, basically. Face the truth.

[@nikitatouya2288]

@@earthwingbomber mf clearly hasnt listened to new magic wand or seen tyler live

[@emmanueltottlesnanny7383]

@@earthwingbomber Low effort? Sure Tyler may not fit your criteria for good music, but it is hard to deny his progression as an artist.

[@marcela.mayrink]

He’s got the best ones for sure

[@dallin1076]

I like to think that he’s crying on the cover for Blonde because his finger hurts which is why it has a bandage

[@ashleyloyola6980]

ima accept this as the truth

[@deathakid]

that new frank album in 2077 will be awesome

[@chiefgarvey11]

@@deathakid damn that's a quick turnaround time

[@linden2933]

he actually has a bandage his finger bc of his fight with chris brown in 2012. he even mentions the fight on futura free "n----s wanna fight in the street, now shit starts to make my hands hurt"

[@rajaalahmar4371]

Thanks for ruining the album cover for me man

[@davidshatti2023]

i didn't even know frank was standing in the shower crying, thought he was just standing

[@joe249xo6]

It’s a photography piece by Wolfgang Tillmans, an artist and it’s entitled ‘Frank in the shower’, fits so well with the album.

[@pedr0kosta]

me too

[@fendifumi333]

That's Yung Lean bro...

[@yonmade_]

@@fendifumi333 no it’s not??

[@Gras_Sho_Pper]

Tame Impala album cover looks exactly like how it sounds.

[@niggato23]

Why Won’t They Talk to Me fits Lonerism so damn much since the album cover is about isolation

[@Gras_Sho_Pper]

@@niggato23 the whole album is like that. Kevin is a goddamn genius.

[@niggato23]

@@Gras_Sho_Pper I know my guy Lonerism is my favorite album from him Nothing That Has Happened So Far Has Been Anything We Could Control was my first song from him and I’m a huge Beatles fan he sounds like 66-67 John Lennon

[@Gras_Sho_Pper]

@@niggato23 me too man! Lonerism is also my favorite album by Kevin and I’m also a huge Beatles fan too!

[@niggato23]

@@Gras_Sho_Pper aye that’s wassup my guy Rubber Soul is my first Beatles album and In My Life is my first Beatles song and then Girl is my second Beatles song

[@evanostafin447]

I think Pink Floyd’s wish you were here is one the greatest album covers of all time

[@koyo5088]

LITERALLY

[@OHaraekul]

Yes. And so is pink Floyd's animals cover.

[@kamiltwarowski69]

Yes, it is

[@nodcarillol.6550]

The genius of Storm Thorgeson.

[@coleintheville117]

my pick for the best album cover ever, followed by dark side

[@mahdi8835]

It's a classic already. He's giving us a classic.

[@aislingmol]

When does he not tho

[@paulh.9937]

Every video of his is a classic.

[@Huge-orge]

Certified hood classic

[@bubeudeh]

constant classics from this man. i love him so much.

[@heyimtim3531]

man donda’s album cover makes me feel butterflies in my stomach of how expressive and meaningful it looks

[@ivanthaboi]

Same bro it's deep ⬛

[@wallahi5538]

smh… another dumb kanye fan… look at the beauty of the damn “certified lover boy” cover… the genius of the multiple pregnant women… it tells you an insane story and all the colours are gorgeous… you will never understand true meaning

[@adigandlur1355]

@@wallahi5538 😭😭😭

[@heyimtim3531]

@@wallahi5538 ayo u can’t take a joke or what 😐

[@dinesvolt841]

@@heyimtim3531 he’s joking, you Got double wooshed my nigga

[@kieram4227]

This is why I dislike when songs have those videos playing on Spotify instead of the album art! I feel like the art adds so much to the experience and I'm missing out

[@vyrin]

exactly, and fyi you can turn it off in the playback settings in spotify. just turn off the canvas option :)

[@kieram4227]

@@vyrin I did not know this, tysm!

[@vyrin]

@@kieram4227 you’re welcome

[@rawkerz3038]

@@vyrin tysm i didn't know u cud do that

[@Jesterisim]

same! i was just complaining about it two days ago. I’m not here to watch a fucking infinite loop gif w my song... if i wanted to watch a video with it i’ll watch the music video thank you very much

[@lenalu4035]

frank oceans blond cover i think completely encapsulates the essence of the entire album. it transfers a mellow, stoic feeling to the listener. it’s absolutely perfect in every way.

[@danielamacias8196]

Album covers are SO important and can actually influence wether or not you’ll end up listening to that album

[@tink6225]

its crazy i was thinking about this exact thing a couple days ago about lemonade and ctrl then this video pops up

[@noahh2213]

I listen to music on repeat and have no need to look at the album cover the entire time I listen to a song. Idk how this is true

[@danielamacias8196]

@@noahh2213 that’s not what I said.... sometimes an album cover can be the reason someone decides to listen to the album in the first place, they’re supposed to catch the potential listeners attention

[@noahh2213]

@@danielamacias8196 yeah but if that was still the case, me a person who listens to music on repeat had no need to judge an album based on album cover. I’m there for the sound no the visual.

[@absalongt]

@@noahh2213 you are in a whole other universe of stupidity.

[@Enter54623]

Just wait til he gets his eyes on Drakes latest cover lmfao

[@Schlagageul]

🔪 👀

[@nomandyer2969]

🤰🏽🤰🏻🤰🏾🤰🏻 🤰🏿🤰🏽🤰🏽🤰🏼 🤰🏾🤰🏾🤰🏽🤰🏿

[@arty6287]

@@Schlagageul 🔪 🎉

[@DMES-wp2fj]

At least that had colors and shapes in it did you see Donda? Lol.

[@arty6287]

@@DMES-wp2fj Ye but that shit was pre released by universal

[@oyidzire]

I'm thoroughly convinced Nathan is a literature and arts major

[@oyidzire]

@@sydmariah 😂I know but he's so passionate about music

[@kikeo8490]

Or he just has synesthesia

[@oyidzire]

@@dsatish1997 that’s facts but I just meant that his descriptions are very poetic and as an arts major, I appreciate that😅

[@Troublelift]

After Hours album cover. Shows the evil, the pain, the regret. Shows that Abel is bleeding out, that he feels he doesn’t have long to live, his facial expression shows him looking down at you capturing the evil and darkness that his music always had. The bright sounds mixed with the evil lyrics. Blinding Lights sounds so bright and fun but when you go into the lyrics it shows a man dying inside, who’s desperate and just wants to be let out of the hellhole that the industry and his event love put him through. It perfectly captures the time it was released unintentionally. Where covid just started and we needed something to mask the year or two we would go through this. And honestly if you just want to find a corner to cry in while it’s raining and dark out while having the lights off and the doors closed with a street light shining through the blinds then this is the one for you. The grandness of After Hours, the darkness and pain of Faith, the upbeat and fun of Blinding Lights, and the shattering of one’s heart in the conclusion of Until I Bleed Out. This album captures just that. A man who’s heart is ripped into pieces by a woman causing him to metaphorically bleed out and die inside.

[@custard-scream]

amazing, thank you :) i enjoyed reading this very much

[@aryanram02]

Hey, get a job 😊👍

[@custard-scream]

@@aryanram02 no you 💀

[@veershah6561]

🤓🤓

[@Coffee_lover08]

​@@veershah6561😑😑

[@pinkmazohyst]

Nathan honestly has NOT missed all quarantine. He really has done nothing but make valid points in regards to the media that we’re consuming. We love an intelligent and articulate content creator ❤️

[@xtv1923]

bruuuuh

[@crashbunks]

Konsistent Kontent Kreator* spelt with all K's, so it's catchier ;)

[@pinkmazohyst]

@@crashbunks You’re wilding sir and/or ma’am or whatever your identity is

[@HamzaSayedAli]

@@crashbunks that caucasian culture club reference oh my goodness 😭

[@crashbunks]

@@pinkmazohyst it's a joke from an old nathan zed video :) I'll try to find it

[@ypk101]

I need this guy's spotify playlist

[@willfranco2951]

same

[@user-s3ts8my2x]

he needs to drop it

[@multijxde1855]

@@ria7127 thank you

[@mangoberries_]

@@ria7127 i love you

[@spicycherrymilk9058]

@@ria7127 ur a godsent thanks

[@DaudRotama]

I'm glad to know that I'm not the only person obsessed with album covers.

[@cubeflavouredpi]

Same lmao

[@staletylernol3611]

Same

[@Jasmainnnnnn]

I’ll never get tired of looking at Childish Gambino’s “AWAKEN, MY LOVE!” Album cover it’s so mesmerizing so much so to the point where I even bought the album cover and every time I have company they always point out and that’s what you call good marketing 😭

[@HenryVoss-ec6sw]

Bro same, I just bought the album and the cover was a huge selling point. It fits each individual song to a tea, probably my second favorite album of all time!

[@YehudiNimol]

The Flower Boy album cover is what got me to start listening to hiphop

[@ricadeirov]

Same!

[@navonmyhand7999]

The alternate cover to Igor (the drawn one) is what got me to actually listen to a Tyler the Creator album. Worth it.

[@aaronbruce5568]

It's not meant to look realistic, but the surreal world fits it well. Also the way bees are used to style the rest of the songs.

[@sophiagriffiths7784]

me too I was thinking he DoEsN't lOoK liKe oThEr rApPeRs so maybe I would like it. Now Tyler is one of my favorite artists.

[@moniex18]

It’s so pretty 💕

[@cardonk5795]

i felt this with tyler’s flower boy, the album has such a summery vibe to it and the album cover perfectly compliments that with the field of sunflowers and the orange sky using bright colors

[@jamesonwinans1433]

YES

[@bubeudeh]

that cover is my serotonin

[@drukuse]

It's a tradition for me and the boys to listen to flower boy every summer.

[@sadboiwithaguitar2362]

The flower boy album cover strongly suggests a surrealistic state of mind. It looks kinda inspired by 'son of man' by Renè Magritte idk what do y'all think?

[@taciprince7400]

Joji’s cover for nectar goes perfectly with the sound of the album

[@litehead]

ballads 1 too

[@cbrad_edits]

A boring void for most of it but occasionally brilliant

[@erraticskul]

yeah and, all his mv's and album covers look like the sound, actually (i feel so)

[@alejandroestrada14]

Imagine listen😴😴😴😴💤💤💤💤

[@k4z304]

Really all joji

[@theogdw1]

I think modern music streaming services have amplified the importance of album covers. Anything you run Spotify on is showing you the album cover the entire time you listen if you're looking at the screen, and it forces you to associate the cover and the mood of the music if you consume them in conjunction.

[@alphachestnut]

I can see where you're coming from, but I personally disagree, especially in comparison to physical copies like vinyl. For spotify, you're basically just staring at a small .jpg image of the album cover. For vinyl, you're literally holding the album cover itself

[@Kskxjnsm00]

Not really, you can just close your phone and listen. Meanwhile you have to choose, buy and look to the physical copy

[@verdiernoyama9681]

Yeah. I discovered citypop music on KZbin because of the album cover thumbnails

[@DisapprovingShinji]

Kanye 2007: *has album cover designed by top-tier pop artist* Kanye 2021: *drops an album with a pitch black cover*

[@deepaparakkal4241]

Black, the colour of mourning

[@tedhanlon7822]

@@deepaparakkal4241 blank, the colour of rushing to drop the album before drake

[@jacobherrera8735]

@@tedhanlon7822 he didn’t drop it tho, UMG released it without his permission

[@hoodiek6802]

@@tedhanlon7822 no he literally made the album and had the album cover before he dropped it

[@bangbangrogers2750]

@@tedhanlon7822 LMAO no. he had a cover months before CLB was announced but it wasn’t used.

[@BrownBoyZay]

I think Frank Ocean’s - Channel Orange perfectly profiles a minimalistic cover but still touches you with a sense euphoria and nostalgia. For a cover that does not have his name on it, has the color orange, the word orange. A classic.

[@bubeudeh]

yesyesyes

[@renz2k]

"nostalgia", ULTRA also got a really nostalgic cover

[@mwangiwanjau5368]

The reason I love DAMN. so much is partly because of the cover. Kendrick's facial expression says so much about the album, the names and themes of each song all add up to his realization that "I can't change the world until I change myself". One of the greatest albums from the 2010s

[@StrawpuppyYT]

Agreed that’s my favorite album because it feels like we’re looking into Kendrick’s mindset

[@leadnitrate2194]

The cover looks like the song u from TPAB

[@cleensbear]

@mr poop don't subscribe me on the channel more like crippling depression

[@cleensbear]

​@ViliCus people said it's his most "mainstream album" but it's not bruh, it's his most experimental i shall say

[@aadhi6490]

​@@cleensbear it is his most mainstream album but people say it like it's a bad thing DAMN. was a great record

[@IbokRock811]

Gorillaz - Demon Days has always stuck in my mind - and really all of their album art - their art style is so iconic

[@Totasfunnynumber]

Plastic beach is debatably the best album of all time

[@Allonsy305]

I feel like an album cover should make you think "what does THAT sound like" (Future Nostalgia, Anti, Lemonade, Sawayama, Fine Line, Melodrama, Ctrl, etc. There's so many covers that are on the same level of the album itself)

[@itsmeharperjacksons6633]

I agree

[@danielserna7132]

Sawayama, bruh. Years & Years's Communion was like that for me. And definitely one of those albums that made me go like what does that sound like was Arcade Fire's Reflektor.

[@danielserna7132]

also, Queen's Innuendo. It really represent how hecking bananas that album is but man does it make you wonder what that will sound like.

[@karimdib4436]

imo fine line sounds nothing like the cover, which was kinda disappointing to me

[@zachyboi7293]

No Love Deep Web cover perfectly portrays what the album sounds like

[@xpertg5570]

For the After Hours Album Cover you can't tell if The Weeknd is the villian or the victim. Its a great album cover just because of that.

[@ayrtonpietrobelli6972]

that was definitely his whole vibe the entire album

[@ayrtonpietrobelli6972]

now that i think about it after hours means dark; in the dark you cant differentiate between images like the light, blinding lights would do the same, am i getting ahead of myself or is there a motif in his music? probably second one i wont be surprised

[@samueleamadio2801]

Melodramma cover’s album by Lorde is something else: makes you wanna die and live at the same time.

[@feedhyungwonplease6087]

omg yes i was about to comment that. MASTERPIECE

[@hhhilde_]

I have it as my lockscreen, it's gorgeous

[@esdrasjimenezhernandez1231]

Best album cover ever!

[@koyo5088]

Pink Floyd's Wish You Were Here cover is an absolute masterpiece

[@taylorvistheguy]

Animals as well

[@rovenahoward5351]

All their album covers tbf

[@meee_5155]

Dark side is peak

[@ManeYousuf447]

I’ve never been this fascinated by Album covers wow!

[@rexytoosexy]

GOAT

[@jamesabdullah4334]

“Don’t judge a book by it’s cover” Nathan: No

[@em7169]

bruh the hozier’s wasteland baby cover is a literal oil painting of him underwater. like literally. his mom painted him underwater.

[@franciscaribeiro949]

Wait .... its an oil painting its so good i swore it was a picture

[@ashwee9053]

@@franciscaribeiro949 uhhhhhhh yeah i can't believe one family has that much talent and hoziers mom seems dope

[@llbs5403]

every radiohead album covers are masterpiece

[@jasonpindsle]

especially ok computer

[@gus8696]

Especially Kid A

[@CL2-]

except the palbo honeey

[@ssohxp]

@@CL2- DEAR LORD I JUST READ “ESPECIALLY PABLO HONEY” AND MY FACIAL EXPRESSION WAS QUITE 😟

[@CL2-]

@@ssohxp Sorry that's what I meant--especially pablo honey. My favorite head radio album

[@CamSteady]

Bro do you like music or something?

[@2damnsweet]

lmao

[@nazzycurly5404]

stop trying to sound smart lmao, its obviously he hates music due to what he's talking about in the video. def not music.

[@fckbweeb]

CAM!

[@moss5356]

Imagine listening to music

[@TeesSneakerCorner]

Loool

[@baseddeity7193]

The transition from Kid A to To Pimp a Butterfly is a genre defining boss move. I’m proud of you Nathan thank you for shining so bright.

[@rentok1739]

Like I would pay to listen to the soundtrack of this video straight up. Nathan really did it, I’m sure there’s a story to what he placed here and there.

[@kxavi2102]

Exactly, I love the diversity in taste of music! Glad people are getting more open to many genres

[@mimixcx5373]

I really love the How To Be A Human Being album cover by Glass Animals, knowing that each song is represented by a character on the cover and getting to know their stories through the songs is so special to me. Also I feel like it just really matches the vibe of the whole album really well, like you know what kind of sounds to expect from the cover.

[@viasoresta]

Same I love this album!!

[@wowiezowie_]

I DIDNT EVEN REALIZE THE CHARACTERS CORRESPONDED WITH THE SONGS

[@heyitzmc]

@@wowiezowie_ SAME 😭

[@tech_aro]

Yes! This is why I love this album

[@thatoneocmaker]

YESSSSS!!!

[@GbugTheAwsome]

Honest talk: Gorillaz has had some fantastic album art

[@joowiez1618]

Plastic beach album cover 😩😩😩

[@apinchofdisappointment]

Bruh fr

[@nekozstars]

@@joowiez1618 pls i love plastic beach sm 😩‼️

[@PYC334]

Song Machine also has a great cover. really lets you know how bonkers and fun the tracklist is.

[@addiekear337]

True

[@DreamsAreMakeBelieve]

Whoaaaa the James Blake one is illustrated by Quentin Blake, the illustrator of all of Roald Dahl's books. Hadn't seen the album before but I instantly recognised the art style and the font, and surname connection too!

[@0sarah0911]

woahh i actually said out loud that looks like james and the giant peach. And I havent seen the cover to that book in like 10 years, im surprised I even remembered the title. talk about a distinctive art style

[@gialaureano246]

the album that made me realize how important cover art was is Awaken, My Love! it's such a pretty cover its so powerful and it envokes so much emotion in me fr

[@myennaaa2165]

donald glover has my heart

[@kaashvi_]

And mine

[@user-yj7cu5sk2w]

Bruh that’s what I was thinking toooooo

[@MistaZULE]

It’s also a throwback to the classic album maggot brain by funkadelic. Indicating that this album was going to be funky and a throwback album and Donald delivered.

[@urhairlookslikebongwater]

That's what album I was thinking of when I went to this video omlll

[@Wasssup360]

jojis album covers are always so minimalistic but always fit the vibe of the album

[@pieman1045]

The Weeknd has his face on almost every album cover but he frames it so differently in After Hours and the fact that he looks so beat up really said to me that this one is gonna hurt. And then the Deluxe edition distorts the color into a red which is almost haunting.

[@ellie8272]

This is honestly one of the best KZbin videos I've ever watched Such a perfect mix of funny and interesting, I was completely engaged the whole way through

[@savarin0]

the album art for “awaken, my love!” by childish gambino is just...ugh so good. the facial expression of the person on the cover is amazing and the COLORS. the deep blue perfectly encapsulates how the album feels. i don’t even like all the songs on that album, but i swear the cover art sells it for me.

[@serenacapozzi3239]

i think, i THINK, that it was inspired by funkadelic’s maggot brain cover art. i think i’ve read it somewhere.

[@a.w_.]

I love the Easter Egg of a vinyl of that album sitting on the shelf of that one embarrassing rich dude with the white savior complex in Atlanta

[@conormeehan.]

@@a.w_. That episode is hard to watch though 😬😬

[@XxCastlegirl_07xX]

Three Cheers For Sweet Revenge is an amazing album cover in my opinion, like all of My Chemical Romance’s albums covers. It’s sad, romantic, and gory at once. Not to mention the beautiful watercolor.

[@kadelol5020]

I was about to say the same. That album cover tells you the story of the album beginning to end. You know exactly what you are going to get

[@trii0dide]

I agree

[@twicepilled]

I LOVE Melodrama's cover art, it captures what the album is supposed to make you feel

[@twicepilled]

@@KaitlynMarieMusic right🙁

[@Nanami_X_Higurama]

I wholeheartedly agree 😩😩

[@Nanami_X_Higurama]

Ps Love club and Melodrama have best album covers of Lorde , The others are kinda bland , ngl except te o marama

[@cubdays]

I definitely agree. I too have synesthesia like Lorde and when I first saw that cover for the first time and listened to the album……I was like the cover captures the meaning, essence, and emotion of the album. It’s truly a masterpiece. Even with solar power. Although not my fav album, it just captures the vibe of the album.

[@payt00n]

Will never forgive how it was snubbed for album of the year in 2017

[@killingthemood2000]

The fact that you mentioned Paramore AND Janelle Monae gives you King status

[@annautrata9138]

And he played Primetime by Janelle Monae and Miguel which is 👌🏻👌🏻👌🏻

[@NonyemAgu]

YES

[@TheGraceOfEbonee]

I think Nathan is slowly becoming a music critic and honestly, I'm all for it.

[@toma8283]

Atrocity Exhibition, Ok Computer, and Loveless prolly my three fave covers. They just bring out the feelings in the music so well.

[@FaZaFurhod]

The Weeknd's After Hours album cover is a theme that's kept consistent with everything he's put out after the album came out; every music video, almost every performance.

[@digihu2k2]

Starboy's album cover always pull my eyes on it, powerfull colors

[@FaZaFurhod]

@@digihu2k2 for sure. that album was all about the braggadocious lifestyle

[@blank1387]

Truly amazing, I just wanted to write that. Everything on that album is 10/10. Even covers for singles Blinding Lights and Heartless were amazing.

[@andreamontanaa]

its sad that he didnt get nominated for a single grammy :(

[@alanur6977]

Ikr the After Hours album cover is so dope. Xo

[@RoomieOfficial]

Loved this video man, super interesting and hilarious take on something I literally haven’t thought about since the 90s. You know your music dude!

[@kh0357]

i love your videos joel they always make my day better thanks man

[@aII3n]

collab tho 👀

[@leandroalves4159]

hey look guys it's Joel from RoomieOfficial

[@tickletest9886]

hi joel

[@lzasyr]

steal his video and get x30 more views, boom you got your rent money for the month

[@tommick2579]

This man literally has the best and most varied music taste, I love it

[@gonzalovazquezavila535]

He doesn't seem to listen to anything folk related tho

[@scipi22]

I think my favorite album cover is easily BALLADS 1 by Joji. Like you said having your face on the album cover needs to be unique in some away, and either needs to tie in to or contrast what the music is about. Joji smiling in such a raw, creepy, and simply honest way with that grainy look fits the music so well, while also contrasting it. Love it so much

[@toohadi]

I had to pause on the orange and blue movie covers part. I can’t believe I’ve never noticed that

[@sableslithi5524]

NFR by Lana Del Rey's album cover just describes how the songs in the album feel. Its like an August vibe where its like hot and cold at the same time. It amazes me how this album cover isnt as recognized as it should be. It could literally be covered in mold and I'd still hang it up on my wall.

[@ABB14-11]

I liked Born to Die and Lust for Life, the rest we're kinda boring. NFR also had the songs that I think have the most longevity to them

[@thatvirtualgirl1]

let’s not talk about LFL tho…

[@ABB14-11]

@@thatvirtualgirl1 why not? the cover was good.

[@thatvirtualgirl1]

@@ABB14-11 i remember when it first came out and thinking that it looked like a picsart edit lol, but that’s just my opinion. I love the songs still

[@mellamotina5100]

@gone by the light seasons are different in different countries

[@Emily-cr4mx]

POV you’re closing the video every 10 seconds to go save the album

[@alicecurtis9763]

omg so irritating bc i cant let it keep playing or ill miss MORE

[@mar-sx4jd]

i just take screenshots and put them in a folder on my phone called music to listen to, so i don't have to exit the video all the time, maybe that can be useful for you too!!

[@Emily-cr4mx]

@@mar-sx4jd ah that’s so clever ! Thank you so much !!

[@that_deadeyegamer7920]

POV: you're an audiophile and you've heard them all

[@roddor7254]

No

[@mannystudios2686]

All of the deftones album covers look so beautiful and I love how it’s paired with the music

[@andrealiee]

plastic beach by gorillaz is stunning. the fact that they created an entire 3d model and took multiple photos at different times of "day" in a giant water pit thing gets me everytime

[@takahashierik]

Rip Plastic Beach :(

[@sabrinazc]

One of my favorite albums of all time

[@dearempaths]

This series makes me feel so damn validated bc I’ve truly been shocked at how little people pay attention to music and the artistry that goes into every element of it

[@iceylatte2027]

solange's "A Seat at the Table" and "When I Get Home" are both pretty simplistic, but both perfect album covers to me

[@pyrex-fission]

I really love the cover to Mac Demarco “2”. It’s just a simple black and white portrait of him - but what really sells it is how he smiles straight at the camera and holds 2 fingers up, like some character in an animated movie sequel (Shrek 2, Kung Fu Panda 2 all do this). Then the title of the album is in a nasty baby blue font. Its so perfect, and perfectly presents the music, the album, and the artist as a whole.

[@RobertIDK]

The part about appreciating views once it got cold out hits home so hard for me. Growing up in Canada, I always had a thing for "cold" sounding music, and albums that I would listen to on the way to school in -15 weather always felt special to me

[@noemiequenum8767]

So whats the best song on the album?

[@Playfulpat]

Same for me, and especially drakes album with the CN tower on it, living in Canada and near toronto that’s just so nostalgic for me

[@aubreyriczker1603]

Being from Toronto Views was a crazy album cover

[@bobvandoom2734]

Atmospheric Trve Norwegian Black Metal ?

[@Dim.g0v]

@@Playfulpat You're talking about views

[@JacksonDunkin]

The Igor cover is probably the one that’s impacted me most. Seeing those songs live too made the album 10/10 for me

[@bagoesrt]

Igor cover makes me gay

[@hermionereynolds3330]

Seeing him perform them live put just that much more emphasis on the album and how much he put into it. And hearing everyone sing along was life changing

[@bosples7452]

this made me happy that there are also ppl who pay attention to album covers. as an artist who makes album cover art, this made me happy. because i do not create music but i do have album cover art for some songs i do love.

[@strawberrypillz2160]

This video is so on point that i'm speechless. It helped me a lot in writing an essay about album covers. Thank you for so professional approach to the topic!

[@giordanovirgile201]

Kendrick’s GKMD cover always hits home. Wether its the one with the van that he talks about multiple times in the album or the picture of the kid(s) it just makes you feel like you’re in the hood(s) that the events are transpiring in and helps you really feel everything that’s goin on imo

[@impacc4182]

that cover is so mid just like his music so I guess it fits

[@scott2k23]

Yesss perfect

[@john_67]

@@impacc4182 Go play fortnite boy

[@ontmax4139]

@@impacc4182 what do YOU listen to

[@impacc4182]

@@ontmax4139 New rappers or like older ones?

[@favouriteworstnightmare5542]

IGOR's cover is what made me start listening to tyler

[@happi2659]

Same, first song I heard from him was boy is a gun and hated it the first time but was too lazy to take it off of my playlist. Now every song he made is on my playlist, even the cheery bomb ones

[@Fortytwotrillion]

me with flowerboy tho

[@anchoredsea]

He is a visual artist so expect that every album he'll make will be aesthetic

[@sugarcubeofsalt8645]

@@happi2659 fr cherry bombs underrated

[@timemachine80stoy2k]

It has an ugly gray man on the cover

[@elijahthompson1086]

Mac Miller's "Watching Movies With the Sound Off" album cover is a great example of the art on the cover setting a precedent for the listener before they listen to the album. The dark red color of the cover perfectly captures the overall psychedelic feeling of the album. It's one of my favorite pieces of album art.

[@isaiahajayi3889]

Facts! Great album cover

[@shyankhan_]

added bonus, the location of the parental advisory sticker!

[@plinkofan1159]

@@shyankhan_ fair point

[@Ailuk]

The cover for bury me at makeout creek is perfect for me. Just love that window reflecting the sun. Also the name fits well somehow.

[@lucymoon]

2015 album covers >>>>>

[@Christian-eq6eb]

Factsss

[@ondrash4160]

rodeo is just perfect

[@depressedmusashi872]

Tpab >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

[@olaxajayi]

G0:0D AM was really GOOD AM

[@Teamdikiversion]

1960>>>>>>

[@Vesport]

Gorillaz- Plastic Beach album was a perfect representation of the album.

[@szaslipmole4757]

AGREE

[@freshboylittle]

Yes

[@luadmo4117]

Demon Days, The Now Now and Plastic Beach are all amazing album covers. I actually despise Humanz, I cannot BEAR to look at their human-esque faces. Song Machine is underwhelming to me

[@andrew1769]

@@luadmo4117 I think the song machine cover makes perfect sense. It's a bunch of random callbacks and stuff that doesn't really fit but is cool nonetheless, because song machine, as an album, doesn't really have 1 set narrative, it's just a bunch of really good songs put into an album.

[@smallpablo9204]

@@andrew1769 Yeah, but it's pretty damn ugly

[@TheMostUnruly]

Love your aesthetic in this video

[@jbandzyns6872]

Jbandzyns

[@Controllingpanel]

Album covers are so overlooked! I love them! They really put a mood into the music!

[@spacebar8610]

The cover art for Travis Scott’s ‘ASTROWORLD’ is so iconic

[@visa9313]

Yes I love it

[@cornbreadandcollardgreenz]

This didn’t age well

[@spacebar8610]

@@cornbreadandcollardgreenz 😳

[@sofiavarela9834]

lmao this aged like milk

[@waluigi521]

ouch

[@toaster_turtle8292]

people: don’t judge a book by its cover nathan: do you ever get tired of being wrong?

[@SuperSara924]

“Don’t judge a book by its cover” Nathan “hold my records”

[@jacobmoad1439]

I think Daft Punk and their theming of the albums is a perfect example of minimalist. On Homework, the red and black makes you feel like youre in a gritty club, where the house music will be playing. On Discovery, the silver and rainbow makes you feel like a child ready to experience this vibrant album. Human After All gives you the dark, eerie vibe of how pixelated TV, and Random Access Memories’ gold and silver helmets makes you feel the classiness they want you to feel when listening to the album.

[@francisravi7651]

It's ironic when the album covers turned colourful in 2016 while it's the year when everything just started feeling less colourful.

[@girlwiththeblackhoodie1535]

True dude. 2016 was a dark year for me.

[@randomavenger3048]

Grey soul, colourful look.

[@froggy_6716]

@@girlwiththeblackhoodie1535 same it makes me feel left out when everyone talks about how great the year was

[@girlwiththeblackhoodie1535]

@@froggy_6716 2016? Great? I have to laugh. It was terrible. Even worse than 2020 I’d say (for me)

[@express999snsd]

I think people were trying to justapose(?) Their perspective of 2016 being better than 2015 so that's why there's lots of colorful album covers and happy upbeat songs but with dark lyrics

[@mynameisquinn3783]

flower boy cover is really the best cover possible for that album, i can’t imagine it being anything else

[@tannerpoole2777]

Katy Perry's Teenage Dream album cover has always been my number 1 favorite, especially after finding out that it was an actual painting created for the album.

[@sinforoso.]

i was waiting the whole video for him to mention this masterpiece of an album cover

[@tobiasburrell6055]

Right. What also makes it good is that the album smells of Candy.

[@Louise-wk5yf]

It also captures the lyricism of the album (escapism).

[@omarhafeez2879]

It truly is one of the most iconic album covers of all time… I could see it just being in a museum as a piece of artwork itself

[@pyrex-fission]

In my humble opinion, “Teenage Dream” is one of the greatest songs of all time. Period.

[@morgandy3162]

One of my favorite examples of this is Big Thief’s Masterpiece album cover. The cover simultaneously has no context, but also sets up the feel for the whole album. I always found it to really spark my imagination. Great video

[@ziad4826.]

YES this is one of my favorite albums and album covers

[@mariagabrieladominguez2975]

I'm laughing so hard of how did you describe Niall Horan album. "there is so much happening, but nothing at the same time" yeap that the whole point and the whole feeling of the album. But what it broke me was the last part "maybe this cover is a masterpiece" hahahahahha

[@aishaaderinto1093]

I feel like the 1989 cover was really influential for me like it kinda spawned a whole aesthetic in pop music. Everyone was trying to recreate the whole polaroid thing it really was what had me staning Miss swift. It also is such a great cover for Taylor to reintroduce herself like it such a transition from her country days.

[@nunyabiznes6243]

How many artists actually got polaroid-ish album covers after Taylor released 1989? This is genuine curiosity.

[@jsmooooov]

KAYTRANADA's 99.9% cover PERFRCTLY explains the vibe of the album. Great video as always, Nathan😊

[@dhuraiferguson2856]

I couldn't agree more !!

[@MakhalanyaneMotaung]

yesssss

[@DamienDTF]

The cover for the album rush of blood to the head by coldplay really gives you that feeling of fading away especially with the songs being mellow at points and being loud at points. This shows with the context that this album has since it was created in the memory of 911. Even the singles from the album have there own take on the cover and its really just amazing

[@jonahnaumann6765]

When speaking of color, you have to mention everything Jaden Smith does. Who does not catch a vibe watching the hills of calabasas in orange pink and purple.

[@linzym.nunezc.1207]

“Color playlists” yeah this man is something else...but it actually does make sense to me, gonna try it.

[@DairangerSentai7]

Color*

[@linzym.nunezc.1207]

@@DairangerSentai7 thank youuu!!

[@linzym.nunezc.1207]

@gid thank youuu!

[@msfthe1st117]

You know I have a feeling that people who say “Don’t judge a book by its cover” probably say that because they picked some ugly ass covers to represent their works.

[@PalaceDude]

The metaphorical sense of it about people is often true, but literally? It's bullshit. I ain't buying a book unless that cover slaps, and the title too.

[@smallcapy]

I heard that most authors don't actually have a say in what covers are used for their books. I guess the publishers make that decision for them :(

[@PalaceDude]

@Goopy Le Grande Are you saying what I'm thinking you're saying? lol.

[@PalaceDude]

@@smallcapy Yeah, and it makes me sad, as an aspiring writer myself. It's why there's more than one cover for a book sometimes (different publishers). Makes me worried, although trying to publish independently is more worrying.

[@PalaceDude]

@Goopy Le Grande Dude no need to apologize. I just wondered if you meant it in a kinky way or something lmao It's funny.

[@imadoggo3916]

The Foo Fighters’ the colour and the shape album art is so pretty

[@audrius1123]

I need Nathan’s favourite albums like RIGHT NOW!!!

[@trobcodi]

As Mos Def once said, "I got Madvillany on viynl, I didn't have no record player. I just stared at it like 'I understand'." For me its the same with albums like MM FOOD, Midnight Marauders, Rage Against the machine's first album, Bob Marley's Uprising, Plastic Beach, Remain in Light and so many others.

[@taylortanner6778]

“Innervisions” by Stevie Wonder is such a well done album cover. The colors just feel really warm, yet the background is pale. And a lot of his songs on that work fit those two tones. There’s songs about love, winter, president Nixon, the oppression of the Black community, and celebration. On the cover, you also get to see what concepts he’s seeing behind his glasses, which is huge since he’s blind. One of my favorite albums and album cover art from my favorite artist. great video Nathan!

[@javontaharmon6024]

the whole color palette during that 5 album span (72-76) was amazing.

[@taylortanner6778]

@@javontaharmon6024 yes!! That classic period from him was incredible!! He has an album from ‘85 called “in square circle”. It’s a good album (not my personal favorite overall, but has some great songs!) and the album art there is really interesting with a ton of purples and blues that adds a mystery element!

[@overthetoppranks]

I love the pacing of this video, you’re just talking man, going album to album it’s dope. Not trying to prove some extravagant point. Keep it up!

[@tonitalks]

Because the Internet’s album cover is one of my absolute FAVES - just makes me feel warm and nostalgic and ahjshekdbdjdb

[@cbrad_edits]

Yeah it fits the album so well and I love listening to it while Donald stares into my soul

[@fromthatday6334]

Idk why but this man's vids have a different energy to them, like im so happy when I see a new one and I genuinely look forward to it

[@charmaine322]

The album cover for Freudian is VERY fitting to the content on that album. Made me feel like I was floating every time.

[@cmooreHD]

This album art work is amazing cause its like a rise all the way through out each song. The last song and album title is just Godly! (Pun intended)

[@Monomonmamon]

even daniel caesar's second album, the album cover captured the music it included

[@Galactic_GD]

Totally agree - when the only image in your mind is the album cover when listening to an album, it becomes a super important factor to the overall experience